Media Placements – 04/29/20
Mushrooms in the News: 04-29-2020 The syndicated listicle “4 Ways Mushrooms Make Home Cooking Better” was made available for distribution. There are currently over 1,000 online placements in outlets across the nation, including: Houston Chronicle, SF Gate and Los Angeles Times. New Hope included Applegate’s The Great Organic Blend Burger in a roundup of natural […]
Media Placements – 04/22/20
Mushrooms in the News: 04-22-2020 In honor of Earth Day today, Bon Appétit Management Company included blended burgers in a list of 50 Plant-Forward Ideas for the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, suggesting that blended burgers give a “healthier burger for you — and the planet.” A pre-recorded cooking segment with Fareway Dietitian Whitney Hemmer […]
Media Placements – 04/15/20
Mushrooms in the News: 04-15-2020 The “Cook Comfort Food Once, Enjoy It Twice” syndicated article is now available for distribution. There are currently over 500 placements in outlets across the nation, including in cities near mushroom growing regions. The positive trends found in retail sales data gained traction in the trades this week, resulting in […]
March 27: Today’s Snapshot of Stories Impacting the Food Industry
Dear Mushroom growers, shippers, importers, marketers and allied colleagues: IRI now has data from the week ending March 15 – the first full week reflecting grocery stockpiling as a result of the pandemic. It reveals total produce sales jumped by 34%. Most interesting, weekly retail sales of mushrooms ranked among the top 10 of all […]
March 23: Today’s Snapshot of Stories Impacting the Food Industry
Dear Mushroom growers, shippers, importers, marketers and allied colleagues: As we begin our new week, I want to share this video message from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. Released late last week, Secretary Perdue delivers an inspiring address celebrating the everyday heroes within our food supply chain. We hope you will take a moment […]
March 20: Today’s Snapshot of Stories Impacting the Food Industry
Dear Mushroom growers, shippers, importers, marketers and allied colleagues: Below is today’s round-up of news stories and other items outlining how COVID-19 is impacting the food industry. As a reminder, the goal of sharing this regular cadence of news insights is to keep the industry better informed as we continuously update our strategies. I welcome […]
March 19: Today’s Snapshot of Stories Impacting the Food Industry
Dear Mushroom growers, shippers, importers, marketers and allied colleagues: Below is today’s round-up of news stories and other items outlining how COVID-19 is impacting the food industry. As a reminder, the goal of sharing this regular cadence of news insights is to keep the industry better informed as we continuously update our strategies. I welcome […]
March 18: Today’s Snapshot of Stories Impacting the Food Industry
Dear Mushroom growers, shippers, importers, marketers and allied colleagues: As COVID-19 continues to impact the globe in general, each of us personally and the food industry in particular, we’re going to begin sending a regular round-up of top news stories and other items outlining its impact. Ideally, this frequent cadence will help better inform our […]
Media Placements – 03/12/20
Mushrooms in the News: 03-12-2020 Mushrooms topped a list of “10 Healthy Foods to Spring Clean Your Diet” in U.S. News this week. Aside from nutritional benefits, mushrooms are called out as a “great stand-in or complement to meat;” suggesting that readers try adding 25% to 50% chopped mushrooms to ground meat to amplify flavor […]
